Ro Ransom
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| Also known as | Nero |
| Born | Noah Gale January 7, 1993 |
| Origin | Harlem, Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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Noah Gale (born 1993), professionally known as Ro Ransom, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Manhattan, New York. He had a breakthrough hit with his 2016 single "See Me Fall". His most recent project, an album entitled The Uncomfortable Truth, was released in November 2025.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Noah Gale[1] was born in Queens, New York and grew up in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan.[2]
He wrote his first raps in middle school[3] and began releasing music at age 16 in 2009 using the stage name Nero.
Career
[edit | edit source]In 2011, Gale began using the stage name Ro Ransom to avoid confusion with an EDM group also named Nero.[4] He had also considered "Young Coyote" as his pseudonym.[1] In 2012, he released a remix of the Purity Ring song "Odebear" and followed that with his first mixtape using the Ro Ransom moniker, Ransomnia. That collection featured the single "Deadman Wonderland"[5] and guest appearances from Trae tha Truth, Casey Veggies, 10ille, Chuck Inglish, AraabMuzik and Ricky Hil.[6]
In October 2014, Ransom released his second mixtape, Ro Ransom is the Future. The collection featured the single "Anaconda Vise". It had two bonus discs, one with extra songs and a third disc containing a collection a freestyles, only released to his fanclub.[7] In August 2015, he released the single "See Me Fall" (featuring Kensei Abbot)[8] which would go on to become a viral hit.[9] He released a music video for the song that December,[10] and a remixed version by Y2K came out in March 2016.[11]
Throughout 2016, Ro also released several other tracks including "Talk Too Much",[12] "Donuts" (featuring Kensei Abbot),[13] "Invented Swag" (featuring Kensei Abbot and Nessly),[14] and "Doppelgänger".[15] Early in 2017, he opened for Dua Lipa on her first North American tour.[16][17] He secured a writing placement on Khalid's American Teen album, co-writing the song "Let's Go".[18] In October 2017, he released a mixtape called Momentum while on tour with Connecticut rapper Witt Lowry. It featured the aforementioned "See Me Fall", "Prettiest", and "Doppelgänger" as well as the single "Prettiest" featuring Jazz Cartier.[19]
In April 2018, Ransom released the song "Floetry" (featuring Kensei Abbot),[20] which was his first single to be released on Same Plate Entertainment, a joint venture label with Sony Music. In June of that year, he released the single "Wraith",[21] a song influenced by 1990s R&B acts like TLC and Destiny's Child.[9] The song would get an official remix from Y2K in January 2019.[22] In September 2018, Ransom released his first and only project with Same Plate/Sony, the EP Possessed.[23]
Discography
[edit | edit source]Albums
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| Cabrini Green |
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| The Final Call (with Dave East) |
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| The Reinvention (with DJ Premier) |
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| The Uncomfortable Truth |
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EPs
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| Possessed |
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Singles
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| "Deadman Wonderland" | 2012 | Ransomnia |
| "Anaconda Vise" | 2014 | Ro Ransom is the Future |
| "See Me Fall" (feat. Kensei Abbot) | 2015 | Momentum |
| "Doppelgänger | 2016 | |
| "Prettiest" (feat. Jazz Cartier) | 2017 | |
| "Floetry" (feat. Kensei Abbot) | 2018 | Possessed |
| "Wraith" |
Mixtapes
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| Ransomnia |
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| Ro Ransom is the Future |
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| Momentum |
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